Introduction: Anemia is the largest nutritional problem in Peru. Objective: To determine changes in hemoglobin level according to altitude in Peruvian children in order to propose a national correction factor. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Setting: At national level. Participants: 22 500 children aged 6 to 59 months-old. Interventions: Data from the Demography and Family Health Survey (ENDES 2015) was used to select non-anemic children for the proposed formulation. An exponential regression model was used and the correction factor for hemoglobin (according to altitude) was: 8.3 *e (0,000426 * height) -12. Main outcome measure: Prevalence of anemia according to altitude. Results: The prevalence of anemia was compared according to the proposed correction factor versus the traditional formula used by the Center of Disease Control (CDC). The difference at national level reached...

El objetivo de este estudio es conocer cómo se comportó la variable étnica en los registros de salud en épocas de pandemia por COVID-19. Mediante, el análisis de información secundaria del HIS MINSA durante la pandemia se describen atendidos según curso de vida, sexo, etnicidad y departamento registrados en el sistema de información en salud.

Se describe la implementación y funcionamiento del vivero de plantas medicinales y alimenticias del Centro Nacional de Investigación Social e Interculturalidad en Salud del Instituto Nacional de Salud, cuya finalidad es promover la investigación científica, la producción de especies medicinales y alimenticias, y su uso seguro en actividades de promoción y difusión.

Sr. Editror, La pandemia por la COVID-19 en el mundo ha generado una emergencia sanitaria sin prece-dentes; en el Perú, causo una elevada mortalidad, hasta el mes de junio 2022 hubieron más de 213 259 fallecidos por COVID-19 (1). Sin duda el sistema de salud no estuvo preparado para res-ponder a esta pandemia, por ello la elevada letalidad (5,90%). Como manifiestó la OMS, ahora podemos decir que la pandemia por la COVID-19 nos generó problemas para contenerla y sus secuelas ponen en evidencia, magnifican y exacerban las desigualdades sociales, económicas, de género y étnicas preexistentes en las que radican las desigualdades sanitarias (2).

El Centro Nacional de Salud Intercultural, utilizó el Diálogo Intercultural en Salud (DIS), como la metodología, que permitió promover la participación social de los pueblos indígenas y las poblaciones afroperuanas, se aplicó en la población del distrito El Carmen-Chincha, lo que posibilitó identificar y priorizar problemas de salud como la DM, la automedicación e HTA.

Introduction. 13% of the general population is older than 60 years. Objective. To determine the nutritional status of the elderly and its evolution over time (2005-2013). Methods. Study based on secondary sources: ENIN 2005 and ENAHO 2012-2013. The diagnosis was made by estimating the body mass index < 23 deficit, 23 to 26.9 normal, 27 to 31.9 overweight and ≥ 32 kg/m2 obesity. Women with waist circumference ≥ 88 cm and men ≥ 102 cm were considered high cardiovascular risk. Results. In ENIN the deficit was 30.4 %, overweight 17.5 % and obesity 8.7 %, while in ENAHO 28.8 %, 18,9 % and 9.5%, respectively. The deficit affected more men (33.1 % vs 29.1 %). Their prevalence increased as age and altitude level increased. Overweight was more frequent in women (21.4 % vs 20.2 %) as well as obesity (13.5 % vs 13.3 %), in both the behavior with age and altitude levels were similar since t...

Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases are a public health problem. Objective: To determine the prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) in the elderly population and its association with Methods: adedumolts agragephd ic≥6fa0cyetoars. rs. The prevalenCross-sece of catiortenriaall hstuypedy rtefronm sioan, sedicaonbedates ry melsoulirctues, obe(ENIN si 2ty, 00me5), tabowhliicch isynncldroudemed  and dyslipidemia was estimated. Likewise, the association to demographic variables was determined (sex, age group, altitude of residence and area) through the prevalence ratio (PR) obtained by generalized linear models. Results: The sample was 620 AM, where three out of four presents at least one chronic non-communicable diseases. A prevalence of hypertension (36.3%), metabolic syndrome (31.0%), obesity (8.4%), diabetes mellitus (6.0%), low HDL-C (47.3%), hypertriglyce...

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Objective: To determine the barriers in the management of health facilities that serve the indigenous and Afro-descendant population in Peru. Material and methods: A virtual survey on health management was designed for first level health care personnel in 89 health facilities (EESS) in 27 provinces during October and November 2021. Results: In 73% of the EESS, the personnel reported not knowing the plan against the third pandemic wave, 14.8% of the EESS reported not being trained in the management of COVID-19, in 22.7% of the EESS they met to coordinate how to face the third pandemic wave, in 83% of the EESS the personnel reported not having a budget for their plan against COVID-19. Conclusions: There are barriers in the vision, management and budget in EESS that serve indigenous and Afro-Peruvian populations, which would affect the effective execution of strategies for the control of th...

Objective: To determine the barriers in the management of health facilities that serve the indigenous and Afro-descendant population in Peru. Material and methods: A virtual survey on health management was designed for first level health care personnel in 89 health facilities (EESS) in 27 provinces during October and November 2021. Results: In 73% of the EESS, the personnel reported not knowing the plan against the third pandemic wave, 14.8% of the EESS reported not being trained in the management of COVID-19, in 22.7% of the EESS they met to coordinate how to face the third pandemic wave, in 83% of the EESS the personnel reported not having a budget for their plan against COVID-19. Conclusions: There are barriers in the vision, management and budget in EESS that serve indigenous and Afro-Peruvian populations, which would affect the effective execution of strategies for the control of th...